Tag: PDP

PDP Crisis: Ortom denies abandoning Wike for Ayu

Aminu Imam

Governor Samuel Ortom, of Benue State, has denied media reports that he has parted ways with his Rivers State counterpart, Nyesom Wike, over the crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Wike and his team are insisting on the resignation of the PDP National Chairman, Dr. Iyorchia Ayu, over their perceived grievances on the outcome of the party’s presidential election which led to the emergence of Atiku Abubakar as the party’s flag bearer. Some kinsmen of Ayu had lampooned Ortom for taking sides with the Rivers State governor against his…

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Supreme Court strikes out suit seeking PDP to zone presidency to South-East

Aminu Imam

The Supreme Court yesterday struck out a suit seeking to compel the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to zone its nomination of presidential candidate to the South-East geo-political zone of the country. The court, in a unanimous judgment delivered by Justice Adamu Jauro, struck out the suit on the ground of lack of jurisdiction to entertain it. A presidential aspirant of the PDP and former Deputy Speaker of Abia State House of Assembly, Cosmos Ndukwe, instituted the suit against his party, praying for an order to compel it to uphold the…

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2023: “Ayu very corrupt; collected N1bn from presidential aspirant” – Wike

Aminu Imam

…Threatens to reveal more Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, accused the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Iyorchia Ayu, of corruption, alleging that he collected N1bn from one of the party’s presidential aspirants in the lead up to the primary election. The Rivers State governor levelled the allegation yesterday, during a media chat yesterday. Wike said, “Ayu is corrupt. Quote me. I am a lawyer and I am the governor of Rivers State. Ayu collected N1 billion in Lagos. He told one of the PDP presidential aspirants before…

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“Keeping Ayu, Anyanwu in office threatens your 2023 chances”, CUPP Spokesperson tells PDP

Aminu Imam

…Says they should be sacked before it’s too late As the crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) took a different twist yesterday, with the Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike, making some revelations about what transpired in the party, the Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) has said that keeping the National Chairman of the party, Senator Iyorchia Ayu and the National Secretary, Samuel Anyanwu, in the office is threatening the party chances in 2023. The CUPP Spokesperson, Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere, in an issued statement, called on the National Executive…

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PDP Crisis: Wike promises to not leave Party

Aminu Imam

Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, says contrary to some expectations, he and his loyalists in Rivers State will not leave the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) but remain to continue the fight for internal democracy. Governor Wike stated this during a meeting with stakeholders of the party across the 319 wards of the state at the Banquet Hall of the Government House in Port Harcourt, yesterday. He said retreating from a fight is a sign of weakness. The meeting was to brief the party leaders on the recent happenings in the…

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Wike says coming to Abuja reminded him of his presidential election defeat

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers, on Friday, said that his coming to Abuja reminded him of his defeat during the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s presidential primary held on May 28 at Eagle Square. Wike made this known at a book launch in Abuja. The book, titled: “Flowing Justice: Selected Leading Judgments of the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court,” was authored by retired Justice Abdu Aboki and unveiled by the governor. Wike said: “I want to once again congratulate My Lord, Hon Justice Abdu Aboki JSC for giving me this opportunity…

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2023: “Why I’m insisting Ayu must quit as PDP National Chairman” – Olabode George

Aminu Imam

The former Deputy National Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Olabode George, has said that the party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, needs the votes of millions of Southerners, warning that keeping Dr. Iyorchia Ayu as the party’s National Chairman at this time was a high price to pay and a gamble that most likely would cost the PDP another election loss in 2023 General Elections. George, who gave the warning, yesterday, at a press conference he addressed at his Ikoyi office, maintained that Ayu must resign from office as he…

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PDP Crisis: Atiku, Wike camp storm court over legality of PDP Presidential Primary

Aminu Imam

As the crisis in the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) deepens, the camp of Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar yesterday began legal fireworks at the Federal High Court, in Abuja, on the legality of the primary election that produced Atiku. The suit, which was filed by a chieftain of the party, Chief Michael Newgent Ekamon, seeks the court to invalidate the victory of Atiku and declare Wike as the valid presidential candidate of the PDP. Multiple sources privy to the development told newsmen that…

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PDP crisis: Ayu must resign, Gov. Makinde insists

Aminu Imam

Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, says the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), Senator Iyorchia Ayu, has to resign for the crisis rocking the party to abate. Makinde made this known at the South-West PDP stakeholders meeting with the presidential candidate of the party, Atiku Abubakar. The Governor, together with the Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, has been at daggers-drawn with the PDP hierarchy over the National Chairman of the party and the presidential candidate who are from the North. However, in his welcome address, he described Atiku…

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PDP Crisis: “Passing vote of confidence on Ayu won’t save him from being removed from office” – Wike  

Aminu Imam

The Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, says passing a vote of confidence in Iyorchia Ayu, national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), won’t save him from being removed from office. Recall that on Thursday, the PDP National Executive Committee (NEC) passed a vote of confidence in Ayu and the National Working Committee (NWC), despite calls for the resignation of the party chairman. Speaking yesterday at a grand reception for defectors from different political parties into the PDP in Port Harcourt, Rivers State capital, Wike said those celebrating the vote…

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